Are both fine examples of why oil wells, oil refineries, nuclear reactors - indeed any critical or dangerous industries - should NOT be located close to the ocean. Japan, of course, has such a small... more

well you can *think* of everything can you ?  matthew,Mon Aug 22 2:59pm

But I really did meet King Idris, his predecessor. He came to Wheelus Air Force Base while I was there one day, off-duty, and in the Bowling Alley. A pot load of officers and photographers came in,... more

I shook hands only with the one wormy little black man, and of course the pictures of that were never developed or printed off. But stranger things have happened. The Allies set Idris up at war's end ... more